Tag: flooding
No, not again! A third straight La Niña is likely – here’s how you and your family can prepare
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Hearts sank along the Australian east coast this week when the Bureau of Meteorology announced a third consecutive La Niña was likely this year....
They’ve finished counting and we got half a million primary votes, actually 501,421 to be exact.
A huge thank you to everyone for their support and votes and finally we are getting noticed a little. Despite the war on drugs...
We can’t keep relying on charities and the food industry to supply food after disasters – the government must lead
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Australia is facing yet another “unprecedented” weather event as extreme flooding across Queensland and New South Wales submerges entire towns.
In the immediate aftermath, there’s a new challenge...
Like rivers in the sky: the weather system bringing floods to Queensland will become more likely under climate change
Flooding in Gympie, Queensland, February 26, 2022. AAP Image/Supplied by Brett's Drone Photography
The severe floods in southeast Queensland this week have forced hundreds of residents...
Back so soon, La Niña? Here’s why we’re copping two soggy summers in a row
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Last month was Australia’s wettest November on record, and summer in Queensland and parts of New South Wales is also expected to be soggy...
Floodplains aren’t separate to a river — they’re an extension of it. It’s time to change how we connect with them
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Dramatic scenes of flood damage to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods have been with us on the nightly news in recent...